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in 2010, scott brown of massachusetts wins the special election up there after running a campaign to kill the legislation. his victory gives the gop 41 votes in the senate which gives them the power to block any fixes or improvements in the new law. once implementation begins, republican governors across the country refuse to build their own state exchanges putting unexpected pressure on the federal exchanges. then congressional republicans refuse to give hhs the money it needs to build the federal exchange. then there's the obstruction campaigns. they include gop darling like rush limbaugh and dick marsh urging people to avoid tax refunds as a ways to avoid or sign petitions rejecting their exchanges. then there's the gop icing on the cake. a two-week government shutdown and the threat to blow up the economy. if the health care isn't dismantled. strong stuff. ron reagan, i want to start with you. this has been a concerted effort. it's like when you read about lincoln coming to washington through baltimore and into town because the secession movement has begun. they didn't give this
in 2010, scott brown of massachusetts wins the special election up there after running a campaign to kill the legislation. his victory gives the gop 41 votes in the senate which gives them the power to block any fixes or improvements in the new law. once implementation begins, republican governors across the country refuse to build their own state exchanges putting unexpected pressure on the federal exchanges. then congressional republicans refuse to give hhs the money it needs to build the...
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senator elizabeth warren now representing massachusetts and what was once ted kennedy's senate seat. in the house, republicans were voting on whether to keep john boehner as speaker. there were a few defections. >> the reading clerk will now call the roll. >> amash? brown broun of georgia? yoho? >> but, in the end, in the end, speaker boehner survived easily. >> the total number of votes cast is 426 of which the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio has received 220. >> that's right. the man who drove this country to the brink of default who repeatedly threatened to shut down the government. who can't even control his own party. he's their man-again. it's the same leadership with the same failed agenda. even before the vote, boehner was telling his fellow republicans that he's done negotiating with president obama one-on-one. maybe that's a good thing. >>> and the first move by the new congress, michelle bachmann introducing another bill to repeal obama care. something republicans tried to do more than 30 times in the last congress. and, in case there were any doubts about r
senator elizabeth warren now representing massachusetts and what was once ted kennedy's senate seat. in the house, republicans were voting on whether to keep john boehner as speaker. there were a few defections. >> the reading clerk will now call the roll. >> amash? brown broun of georgia? yoho? >> but, in the end, in the end, speaker boehner survived easily. >> the total number of votes cast is 426 of which the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio has received...
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you are telling me that a kid can go to a public school in massachusetts. immediately upon entering the school, take off othe kid's shirt and put on a dress gortat girl's room when he is a boy change. >> you can't do that. >> bill: say they have the documentation and everything they need. all right? you still -- the law says you don't have to tell the parents that's insane. sometimes the child needs confidential conversation with someone. >> bill: lifestyle. that's such a violation of parental rights by the state of massachusetts. it's off the chart vital we see this in other areas too underage girls can get abortions. they are given birth control pills and the parents are not told about it look, the other part of this equation, bill, to me is that the other students in the school have to abide by the rules. boy who wants to go into the girl's bathroom they can do that and what this directive specifically says is that even if those other students are made uncomfortable by that that's too bad. the question is your rights end where my begin. no vast majority
you are telling me that a kid can go to a public school in massachusetts. immediately upon entering the school, take off othe kid's shirt and put on a dress gortat girl's room when he is a boy change. >> you can't do that. >> bill: say they have the documentation and everything they need. all right? you still -- the law says you don't have to tell the parents that's insane. sometimes the child needs confidential conversation with someone. >> bill: lifestyle. that's such a...
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it's not a problem in massachusetts. and you know, medicare started we're going to opt out of medicare, it's one of the most popular programs in the united states. i'm not too worried about it. >> but this report if that were close to being true, 70% of california doctors not going to be in the program. we've had a couple doctors here. nobody can say yes or no. but in your state, louisiana, interesting state. your senator, democratic senator under pressure to not repudiate so much as modify her stance on obamacare. if people in louisiana are worried and upset, and are taking it out on senator, it's a run next year. they may well lose i don't know why you're confident here. >> because it's starting to work now. their numbers are way up. and i think as i said earlier, it's going to be fine. it's going to be some problems in if it goes forward? of course there are. they'll have to fin to work on fixing them. it's up and running and massachusetts is doing fine. >> do you know, massachusetts is a debatable situation. debt the
it's not a problem in massachusetts. and you know, medicare started we're going to opt out of medicare, it's one of the most popular programs in the united states. i'm not too worried about it. >> but this report if that were close to being true, 70% of california doctors not going to be in the program. we've had a couple doctors here. nobody can say yes or no. but in your state, louisiana, interesting state. your senator, democratic senator under pressure to not repudiate so much as...
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i think elizabeth warren won in the state of massachusetts simply because she was a better personality, a better candidate, and the issues in that state were issues that were totally marketable around her candidacy. on the other hand, in other states they were not equally as marketable. in the state of ohio, for an example, it was clear that the incredible number of racial minorities who turned out did so for barack obama. they didn't do so just for the democratic party. so i still think the democratic party at the moment has to rely upon the incredible personality of the individual candidacies before they can even get to the part of where they talk about a party agenda. >> john nichols, an interesting development today. the administration has announced that its transitioning its campaign apparatus into a tax exempt group called organizing for action. that's the new name for what was once called obama for america. the goal, according to politico, is to play an active role in support of the president's agenda. >> the president has the most exciting campaign apparatus ever built. it's ti
i think elizabeth warren won in the state of massachusetts simply because she was a better personality, a better candidate, and the issues in that state were issues that were totally marketable around her candidacy. on the other hand, in other states they were not equally as marketable. in the state of ohio, for an example, it was clear that the incredible number of racial minorities who turned out did so for barack obama. they didn't do so just for the democratic party. so i still think the...
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this is crazy and irresponsible and massachusetts, the big problem up there with that kind of nutty stuff. brian mathews, garden city, new york, bill, i served in iraq with the marines and 2nd battalion. respect your patriotism, looking forward to seeing awen miller in wesbury june 1st, i am going to send you passes to meet us. and nokia, washington d.c., april 26th and finally one week from tonight at the hard rock in broward county, florida and taking questions from the audience. that will be fun. billoreilly.com. i have a doctorate in history, blown away how much i learned from "killing kennedy", if i'm thinking of becoming a premium member. if you do that you get "killing lincoln". you say you want to dine with jesus, will you tell him your thoughts on pony tails on men? first of all, i would not tell jesus anything, i would ask a few questions and then listen to him. don't tell jesus. second, jesus was under 40, remember? 40 is the age with the no ponytail thing and there were very few barber shops in the galilee area, and super cuts back then. and sorry for you atheists for all the
this is crazy and irresponsible and massachusetts, the big problem up there with that kind of nutty stuff. brian mathews, garden city, new york, bill, i served in iraq with the marines and 2nd battalion. respect your patriotism, looking forward to seeing awen miller in wesbury june 1st, i am going to send you passes to meet us. and nokia, washington d.c., april 26th and finally one week from tonight at the hard rock in broward county, florida and taking questions from the audience. that will be...
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you're a moderate from massachusetts. this is not going to be easi'." there was a moment in spring of 2011 and he was getting ready to tackle the issue of health care. he knew there were lots of complaints about what he had done in massachusetts on health care among republicans. the "wall street journal" cloblerred him with an editorial and called his sontag very early in the morning and said, "i'm not going to do this. he was talked out of that. he went through that moment and went ahead and announced. he said he always had this question about everything. he said it wasn't until he looked at the field of candidates that decided to run that he concluded he was the best candidate to do it. >> rose: so what is your take today on president obama this, man who came into office in 2008 way narrative that he made the country's narrative, so that the country felt younger. they felt that they were good people. they thought, he's young. he's attractive. and his series of skills, he's a "harvard law review--" editor of the "harvard law review. he's articulate, in
you're a moderate from massachusetts. this is not going to be easi'." there was a moment in spring of 2011 and he was getting ready to tackle the issue of health care. he knew there were lots of complaints about what he had done in massachusetts on health care among republicans. the "wall street journal" cloblerred him with an editorial and called his sontag very early in the morning and said, "i'm not going to do this. he was talked out of that. he went through that moment...
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i was a massachusetts kid and knew nothing about jersey, but i was interested. the site, it was called politics nj.com was an anonymously owned website. it was a pseudonym, the site was about two years old back then and had really taken off in political circles, the guy who ran it had great sources and unmatched institutional knowledge. now he wanted to go main stream and wanted a real reporter, someone with a real name to put on the site to do real reporting, to be accountable in real life. i had my interview there, i was staying with my aunt and uncle. my little cousin helped me set up aol messenger, he offered me the job, it paid almost nothing, there were no benefits, and i didn't hesitate to say yes. and something i never regretted. for the next three years i lived and breathed new jersey politics, lived and breathed new jersey and loved it. i didn't cover it out of the state house, i covered the county bosses, the turf wars, the machine battles, that is where the real action and real decisions were, where every decision that mattered was made. every state
i was a massachusetts kid and knew nothing about jersey, but i was interested. the site, it was called politics nj.com was an anonymously owned website. it was a pseudonym, the site was about two years old back then and had really taken off in political circles, the guy who ran it had great sources and unmatched institutional knowledge. now he wanted to go main stream and wanted a real reporter, someone with a real name to put on the site to do real reporting, to be accountable in real life. i...
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this year, the annual summit is in boston, massachusetts, the forget setting to remind everyone why and specifically who lost them the presidency in 2012. yeah, that's him, good old mitt romney. the ghost of mitt hangs over this conference, particularly today's events, which focused on how to attract two groups, the republicans have lost rather badly in the last two presidential elections -- women and young voters. this afternoon, a panel called women of the majority retreated to an almost empty room. perhaps because the panel was scheduled to meet at the exact same time as the very important rules committee. earlier, chairman rinse prevus led a talk on radical feminism, benghazi, and chick-fil-a. oh, well. i guess they were born with old soles. joining us is elise hope, president of pro-choice america. with me here in the studio is joy reed, the managing editor of thebrie owe.com and an msnbc contributor. joy, in yesterday's forum with newt gingrich and today with the rising stars, both stressed the need to be positive, all the while trashing the president, liberals, the media, and so
this year, the annual summit is in boston, massachusetts, the forget setting to remind everyone why and specifically who lost them the presidency in 2012. yeah, that's him, good old mitt romney. the ghost of mitt hangs over this conference, particularly today's events, which focused on how to attract two groups, the republicans have lost rather badly in the last two presidential elections -- women and young voters. this afternoon, a panel called women of the majority retreated to an almost...
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he will face veteran massachusetts congressman edward markey. in the last massachusetts special election, you may recall, scott brown scored an over marth win coakley. here we go again. how are you handicapping this, mark? >> first of all, the question is, is gabriel gomez another scott brown? he has a military record, became to harvard, went business school, the son of colombian immigrants, made a lot of money, is for same-sex marriage but against a background checks. not a crazy man, with no public record, no voting record to defend. edward markey is not martha coakley. he has been all out. with he said in the primary, which have found interesting -- i found interesting, the most he had in that congress was on obamacare. he has made himself a surrogate for barack obama in massachusetts. as of now, he is a strong favorite. the congrseen in since 1977. should he have a bigger than a six-point margin? >> yes. globe," e boston democrats fear reliving 2010. >> the big difference here is that it edward markey knows fenway park. they let this thing f
he will face veteran massachusetts congressman edward markey. in the last massachusetts special election, you may recall, scott brown scored an over marth win coakley. here we go again. how are you handicapping this, mark? >> first of all, the question is, is gabriel gomez another scott brown? he has a military record, became to harvard, went business school, the son of colombian immigrants, made a lot of money, is for same-sex marriage but against a background checks. not a crazy man,...
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. >> if you want mandatory healthcare go live in massachusetts. if you want the free market and individual savings accounts, financial money savings accounts, go live in texas. as uncle ronni used to say you can vote with your feet. when the government attempts to do what only the free market can do. when the government says everybody has got to drive a mercedes whether you can can afford one or not, whether you want to drive one or not, very few people will have cars and everybody will be walking to work. >> you say you want to do away with social security, medicare, and medicaid? >> oob -- absolutely. it would be far better administered. >> you think you can do away with social security and medicare in this country? >> i don't think it could be done with the stroke of a pen and i don't think there is a consensus for it. but, in my world, where the government lives within the confines of the constitution, people are responsible for themselves. it's not the beltway world where you live. people don't look to the federal government to take care of t
. >> if you want mandatory healthcare go live in massachusetts. if you want the free market and individual savings accounts, financial money savings accounts, go live in texas. as uncle ronni used to say you can vote with your feet. when the government attempts to do what only the free market can do. when the government says everybody has got to drive a mercedes whether you can can afford one or not, whether you want to drive one or not, very few people will have cars and everybody will...
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just like you did here in massachusetts. and by the way, just like we did when the prescription drug program for seniors known as medicare part d was passed by a republican president a decade ago. that health care law had some early challenges as well. there were even problems with the website. and democrats weren't happy with a lot of the aspects of the law, because, in part, it added hundred of billions to the deficit that wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually help lower the deficit, but -- but you know what, once it was the law, everybody pitched in to try to make it work. democrats weren't about to punish millions of seniors just to try to make a point or settle a score, so democrats worked with republicans to make it work. and i'm proud of democrats for having done that. it was the right thing to do. because now -- because now about 90% of seniors like what they have. they've gotten a better deal. both parties working together to get the job done. that's what we need in washington right now.
just like you did here in massachusetts. and by the way, just like we did when the prescription drug program for seniors known as medicare part d was passed by a republican president a decade ago. that health care law had some early challenges as well. there were even problems with the website. and democrats weren't happy with a lot of the aspects of the law, because, in part, it added hundred of billions to the deficit that wasn't paid for unlike the affordable care act which will actually...
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." >>> president obama's heading to massachusetts to campaign for ed markey. we have new polling on the race. according to a new poll from new england college, markey is up by 12. by the way, markey and gomez will meet tonight in the first of three debates before the june election. i think it's a good time to vote your beliefs. don't expect somebody they elect will be thinking about your beliefs later. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball," the game of scandal politics now back-firing on republicans. an amazing idea. one thing for sure, the republican party has put all their eggs in that scandal basket. here's a sample of the recent accusations. darrell issa, the white house has is made up of paid liars. mitch mccome, it's a culture of intimidation. hal rodgers, they're assembling a nixonian enemies list. would why this rhetoric? it turns out they have nothing more to talk about. thanks to divisions within the party, they have nothing else they want to talk about and there is a problem. and because it might not be the benghazi or the department o
." >>> president obama's heading to massachusetts to campaign for ed markey. we have new polling on the race. according to a new poll from new england college, markey is up by 12. by the way, markey and gomez will meet tonight in the first of three debates before the june election. i think it's a good time to vote your beliefs. don't expect somebody they elect will be thinking about your beliefs later. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball," the...
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in massachusetts it started slow also. it has nothing do with that. that's just the first one. we used the analogy. stripper with the cold sore. eventually the cold sore goes away. she is still the stripper. you are ending up with obama care and when they get beyond the website we realize what obama care is, the enrollment numbers aren't going to come anywhere near where they expect it to be or what they want it to be, then they will realize they have nothing to run on. my suggestion wouldn't be to delay as -- look, let's get this thing over with. >> so far is the increase in medicaid and states where the republicans haven't screwed around with it. >> how is that successful? all have you done is put more people on and no people enrolling to pay for the people. >> because if we had a single payer plan, everybody could be covered. >> my solution is call it socialism. obama needs to pivot. he loves to pivot. he pivots more than bolshoi. carbon emissions some how interfered with the website launch and they should start thinking about replacing computers with solar panelled windows
in massachusetts it started slow also. it has nothing do with that. that's just the first one. we used the analogy. stripper with the cold sore. eventually the cold sore goes away. she is still the stripper. you are ending up with obama care and when they get beyond the website we realize what obama care is, the enrollment numbers aren't going to come anywhere near where they expect it to be or what they want it to be, then they will realize they have nothing to run on. my suggestion wouldn't...
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that's what did you in massachusetts skpch massachusetts. and in order to make sure your risk pool is right, you havavav hav young and healthy people in it so that the people would be taken care of who are older and sicker. that's what you did. but here's what you said to meet the press back in 2007 about the mandate. i want to play it and get your reaction. >> i think you're going to find that when it's all said and done after all these states, laboratories and democracy get the chance to try their own plans, that those who follow the path we pursued will find it's the best path and we'll have a nation that takes the mandate approach. >> you don't believe all states shu should adopt this, but you do believe all states should take a mandate approach. if it's so good for massachusetts, what's wrong with taking it national? >> what i said there was precisely right, which was each state should be able to put in place the plan that works best for them, and if they adopt the massachusetts plan, terrific. if they adopt a different plan, that's als
that's what did you in massachusetts skpch massachusetts. and in order to make sure your risk pool is right, you havavav hav young and healthy people in it so that the people would be taken care of who are older and sicker. that's what you did. but here's what you said to meet the press back in 2007 about the mandate. i want to play it and get your reaction. >> i think you're going to find that when it's all said and done after all these states, laboratories and democracy get the chance...
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is it the same health care plan the former governor sold to massachusetts? i will talk to the architect of both plans in minutes. >>> the president's meeting with the leader of iraq. exactly what kind of military help is that country seeking from the u.s., and will it happen? >>> in office politics, down to its last days? i talked to cnbc's carl quintanilla about the problems with blackberry. >>> and how much money could this work of art fetch? it's in today's list of number ones. >>> hello, everyone. it's high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." he's back with a whole lot to say. mitt romney on today's "meet the press," talking about the comparisons between romney care in massachusetts and obama care. >> and perhaps the most important lesson the president failed to learn was you have to tell the american people the truth. what when he told the american people you could keep your health insurance if you wanted to keep that plan, period, he said that time and again, he wasn't telling the truth. i think that fundame
is it the same health care plan the former governor sold to massachusetts? i will talk to the architect of both plans in minutes. >>> the president's meeting with the leader of iraq. exactly what kind of military help is that country seeking from the u.s., and will it happen? >>> in office politics, down to its last days? i talked to cnbc's carl quintanilla about the problems with blackberry. >>> and how much money could this work of art fetch? it's in today's list of...
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of photos from the incident seem to show that rockets carried significantly more nerve agents from massachusetts and the diplomatic editor has this report. >> reporter: exactly what happened on the outskirts of damascus on august 21 is still deeply disputed. western intelligence agencies say they are convinced beyond reasonable doubt the regime carrying out the worst chemical weapons attack in decades but samples collected by u.n. inspectors are being analyzed in europe and a new report by two weapons experts in the u.s. could be important. >> this is the remnants of a much larger container, it doesn't contain 5-10 pounds of syrian but contains 100 pounds of syrian. >> reporter: one of the authors professor theodore postal works for the massachusetts technology institute and after examining photos from the scene he believes this was a new design of rocket carrying more of the deadly sarin than other experts suggested. >> they are looking for a russian war head or whatever. and this is not -- this is a designed war head that is unfortunately very cleverly thought out and very effective and very d
of photos from the incident seem to show that rockets carried significantly more nerve agents from massachusetts and the diplomatic editor has this report. >> reporter: exactly what happened on the outskirts of damascus on august 21 is still deeply disputed. western intelligence agencies say they are convinced beyond reasonable doubt the regime carrying out the worst chemical weapons attack in decades but samples collected by u.n. inspectors are being analyzed in europe and a new report...
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"the new republic" has a provocative article out there arguing that elizabeth warren from massachusetts could be gearing up to challenge clinton. "if hillary clinton runs and retains her ties to wall street, warren will be more likely to join the race, not less. warren is shrewd enough to understand the future of the democratic party is at stake in 2016. at age 64, she knows if hillary wins and populates yet another administration with heirs to robert ruben, it will be at least eight years to reclaim the party. she has a sense of destiny, says a former aid. if hillary or the man on the moon is not representing her stuff and her people don't have a seat at the table, she'll do what she can to make sure it's represented. joy reid is with thegrio.com and msnbc contributor. and josh green is senior political editor at "bloomberg businessweek." both of you, i want you both to espouse a possible course over the next two years whereby elizabeth warren runs for president with or without an opponent named hillary clinton. >> well, it's easy. i mean, elizabeth warren's political career, her caree
"the new republic" has a provocative article out there arguing that elizabeth warren from massachusetts could be gearing up to challenge clinton. "if hillary clinton runs and retains her ties to wall street, warren will be more likely to join the race, not less. warren is shrewd enough to understand the future of the democratic party is at stake in 2016. at age 64, she knows if hillary wins and populates yet another administration with heirs to robert ruben, it will be at least...
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ed markey is currently a member of the house from massachusetts. and what ed markey is doing right now to prepare for a potentially very difficult, very high stakes battle for this very high profile senate seat, a race that stand alone on the political calendar in the springtime, a race that will get a ton of national attention. what is ed markey doing now to get ready for that? he is picking a huge fight with the single most profitable industry on the face of the earth, woo-hoo! ed markey is known in washington for essentially being the sheriff of the oil industry. he is the top democrat in the house on energy issue, and he has been really confrontational with the oil industry, particularly on safety issues. at a time when lots and lots of his colleagues in congress have been quietly and happily awash in oil money. but ed markey has just been a bulldog on the oil industry over the years, particularly on public safety. during the deepwater horizon disaster in 2010, for example, it was ed markey who brought national attention to the fact that the bi
ed markey is currently a member of the house from massachusetts. and what ed markey is doing right now to prepare for a potentially very difficult, very high stakes battle for this very high profile senate seat, a race that stand alone on the political calendar in the springtime, a race that will get a ton of national attention. what is ed markey doing now to get ready for that? he is picking a huge fight with the single most profitable industry on the face of the earth, woo-hoo! ed markey is...
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that the real mitt romney is the man who governed massachusetts. he then tacked to the right so as to survive that republican primary process, and this was the net net. now i'm wondering did i have it reversed. could he at his core be a conservative individual who tacked to the left in order to get elected in massachusetts? what do you make of that theory? >> i agree. i think what we -- the real mitt romney is the guy we saw in that 47% tape. the reason i say that is that was mitt romney not being handled. that was mitt romney not believing he was being taped, not believing he was on television and saying what he really thought. when a guy said to him, how do we get those people, those people, to stop taking all our stuff and being on welfare and not taking care of themselves, that was his answer. 47% of people are just dependent, just leeches and mooches. i think what mitt romney is fundamentally is is a patrician, and he will do and say whatever he has to do in the moment to get re-elected, and in massachusetts that meant tacking to the middle, b
that the real mitt romney is the man who governed massachusetts. he then tacked to the right so as to survive that republican primary process, and this was the net net. now i'm wondering did i have it reversed. could he at his core be a conservative individual who tacked to the left in order to get elected in massachusetts? what do you make of that theory? >> i agree. i think what we -- the real mitt romney is the guy we saw in that 47% tape. the reason i say that is that was mitt romney...
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this is the facebook page for the senate republican caucus in massachusetts. that is not like a sub-group of them. that is all of them. there are precisely four republicans in the massachusetts state senate andmo, more than fr times as democrats, as many republicans in the state house, the massachusetts house doesn't have what you would call a deep bench, their two totally unknown would-be candidates for u.s. senate now have two weeks to get 10,000 signatures amid the historic piles of snow and nobody going anywhere. what are the odds? that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern, which is when the special coverage of the state of the union begins. at 8:00 eastern, now it is time for ""the last word"" with lawrence o'donnell. >>> and the republicans voted for the sequester, now they hate the sequester. so who do the republicans blame for the sequester? take a while guess. >> our future is hopeful, our journey goes forward. and the state of the union is strong. >> it is the state of the union eve. >> the state-of-the-union add
this is the facebook page for the senate republican caucus in massachusetts. that is not like a sub-group of them. that is all of them. there are precisely four republicans in the massachusetts state senate andmo, more than fr times as democrats, as many republicans in the state house, the massachusetts house doesn't have what you would call a deep bench, their two totally unknown would-be candidates for u.s. senate now have two weeks to get 10,000 signatures amid the historic piles of snow and...
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massachusetts barack obama -- is that a formula for anybody or was there something special and historic about his campaign. you're not seeing it on msnbc among the louder members of the party, but you notice as far as i can tell the donors are not fleeing. you did not see a bunch of senators condemning them and renouncing all ties to the group. there were some who backed up a little under pressure. but basically elizabeth warren was not successful in getting senate democrats to embrace her view of basically an antibusiness agent. >> briefly, mary, who is going to win that debate? >> i think the center left will win. the perpetual motion machine that barack obama sold people is starting to come unglued. >> okay. mary, thank you. we have to take one more break. when he come walk, hits and misses of the week. this is the quicksilver cash back card from capil one. it's not the "limit the cash i earnvery month" card. it's not the "i only earn decent rewards at the gas station" card. it's the no-games, no-signing up, everyday-rewarding, kung-fu-fighting, silver-lightning-in-a-bottle, bringing
massachusetts barack obama -- is that a formula for anybody or was there something special and historic about his campaign. you're not seeing it on msnbc among the louder members of the party, but you notice as far as i can tell the donors are not fleeing. you did not see a bunch of senators condemning them and renouncing all ties to the group. there were some who backed up a little under pressure. but basically elizabeth warren was not successful in getting senate democrats to embrace her view...
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mitt romney of massachusetts has received six votes for president. paul ryan of the state of wisconsin has received six votes for vice president. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the commonwealth of kentucky appears to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears there from that mitt romney of the state of massachusetts received eight votes for president and paul ryan of the state of wisconsin received eight votes for vice president. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral votes of the state of louisiana and appears to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears there from the that mitt romney of the state of massachusetts received eight votes for president, and paul ryan of wisconsin received eight votes for vice president. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the state of maine appears to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears there from bed barack obama of the state of illinois received four votes for president, and joe biden received four votes for vice president. >> mr
mitt romney of massachusetts has received six votes for president. paul ryan of the state of wisconsin has received six votes for vice president. >> mr. president, the certificate of the electoral vote of the commonwealth of kentucky appears to be regular in form and authentic, and it appears there from that mitt romney of the state of massachusetts received eight votes for president and paul ryan of the state of wisconsin received eight votes for vice president. >> mr. president,...
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now he's blaming -- and this was the other night in boston along deval patrick, the governor of massachusetts blaming the victims of obama care, blaming people who had insurance who have now lost it, blaming cancer patients because of the failures of their own law. the president needs to quit doubling down on the dishonesty and come forth and tell the american people that he misled them. he intentionally misled the american people and what he told them just wasn't true. >> all right, senator barasso, we're out of time. we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much for your time this afternoon. >> thanks for having me. >> well, all eyes were on the races in new jersey and virginia, but there were many other headlines and quite a few firsts from election night. in boston, the people of bean town elected state representative marty walsh to replace the city's longest serving mayor. voters in detroit elected the city's first white mayor in four decades. mike duggan will be tasked with bringing the motor city back from the financial brink. and new york city will have its first democratic mayor in
now he's blaming -- and this was the other night in boston along deval patrick, the governor of massachusetts blaming the victims of obama care, blaming people who had insurance who have now lost it, blaming cancer patients because of the failures of their own law. the president needs to quit doubling down on the dishonesty and come forth and tell the american people that he misled them. he intentionally misled the american people and what he told them just wasn't true. >> all right,...
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. >> ronald reagan carried pennsylvania, new jersey, california, massachusetts, ohio, florida, michigan -- all of the big states. he won 59% of the white vote. mr. romney won 59% of the white vote and he did not carry any of those states. i commend the republicans for going through this exercise. it is painful. it opens them up to scrutiny, to cheap shots, but they are doing something that most parties loss -- most parties gloss over. most parties blame the defeat on their own candidate. john mccain was the grumpy old man candidate -- that is why he lost. al gore was a stiff. that is why the democrats lost. it is an easy explanation. they are confronting something very real. they deserve great credit. it is difficult and painful. most technological advances do not come out of the party apparatus. they come out as howard dean had social networking, and barack obama took that to different levels in 2012. >> rand paul had a speech on immigration that even marco rubio praised. >> rand paul is, to me, representing what republicans ought to be doing, and not what priebus is talking about. pau
. >> ronald reagan carried pennsylvania, new jersey, california, massachusetts, ohio, florida, michigan -- all of the big states. he won 59% of the white vote. mr. romney won 59% of the white vote and he did not carry any of those states. i commend the republicans for going through this exercise. it is painful. it opens them up to scrutiny, to cheap shots, but they are doing something that most parties loss -- most parties gloss over. most parties blame the defeat on their own candidate....
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democrats nominated massachusetts governor michael dukakis. president reagan visited the soviet union. gorbachev visited the united states. barack obama began his studies at harvard law school, hired on as a summer intern in chicago, anmet young lawyer named michelle robinson whom he later married. before he announced his candidacy, mark shields said this on "iide washington." >> i will say this about obama. he is genuine and spontaneous in the e field of teleprompter candidates. >> he has had not take --had to take a position. when he becomes a cacandidate, they will go after him and take him down. he ought to enjoy this while he can. >> hillary has money and all the organization. he has something nobody else has had, the excitement factor. people go wow. >> that was about three mths before barack obama announced. as he ends is on the job, his poll numbers are plummeting. record numbers of americans disapprove of the way he's doing his job. the affordable care act is apparently in deep trouble. let's begin with our resident presidential histo
democrats nominated massachusetts governor michael dukakis. president reagan visited the soviet union. gorbachev visited the united states. barack obama began his studies at harvard law school, hired on as a summer intern in chicago, anmet young lawyer named michelle robinson whom he later married. before he announced his candidacy, mark shields said this on "iide washington." >> i will say this about obama. he is genuine and spontaneous in the e field of teleprompter...
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could the 16-term congressman who just retired become the next senator from the state of massachusetts? >> there's lack of bipartisanship. >> there are now more women in office on capitol hill than ever before. what that diversity could mean for progress. good saturday to you. i'm craig melvin. all of that, plus the 15-year-old pakistani girl shot by the pakistan for promoting education for women has been released from the hospital. what's next for malala and the girls she was fighting for. >>> pledging bipartisanship, but as he gets ready to come back from hawaii and start the new year, he also has a warning for republicans. don't use the debt ceiling as leverage. >> one thing i will not compromise over is whether or not congress should pay the tab for a bill they've already racked up. if congress refuses the ability for the united states to pay its bills on time, it could be cat strofk. kristen welker with the president in honolulu. it will be a big change of scenery when he gets back to washington. tell us some of the battles on the horizon for the president. >> reporter: hi, craig.
could the 16-term congressman who just retired become the next senator from the state of massachusetts? >> there's lack of bipartisanship. >> there are now more women in office on capitol hill than ever before. what that diversity could mean for progress. good saturday to you. i'm craig melvin. all of that, plus the 15-year-old pakistani girl shot by the pakistan for promoting education for women has been released from the hospital. what's next for malala and the girls she was...